2023 - Your Future: Make It Your Own, Parent and/or Guardian Survey

Your Future: Make It Your Own is an initiative focused on giving students access to resources and information that will help them identify their strengths and abilities so that they can find a career that suits them and get paid for it.

We’re agnostic in opportunities and career paths; we just give students opportunities to educate, learn, prepare and self-identify what they can do and how they can get paid for it.

We are reaching out to a select few parents/guardians to gather insights to help us refine and communicate with clarity and confidence to students, parents, and educators as we continue this initiative. We appreciate your feedback.

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* 1. What grade is your child currently attending? (check all that apply, if you have more than one child)

Middle School

Junior High

High School

Post-High School Vocational/Training

College

Currently in the workforce

Currently in the military

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How well does your child's school communicate programs that talk about student skills and abilities as it relates to a path to a career?

Exceed expectations

Meet expectations

Below expectations

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* 3. How often do you discuss your child’s passions, interests, skills, and abilities and how they relate to specific paths to a career?

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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* 4. Do you think your child has enough information about different careers they can explore?

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 5. Who talks to your child about exploring different careers?

	A great deal	More than average	Sometimes	Not much at all	Never	N/A
Teacher	Teacher A great deal	Teacher More than average	Teacher Sometimes	Teacher Not much at all	Teacher Never	Teacher N/A
Counselor	Counselor A great deal	Counselor More than average	Counselor Sometimes	Counselor Not much at all	Counselor Never	Counselor N/A
Parents	Parents A great deal	Parents More than average	Parents Sometimes	Parents Not much at all	Parents Never	Parents N/A
Guardian	Guardian A great deal	Guardian More than average	Guardian Sometimes	Guardian Not much at all	Guardian Never	Guardian N/A
Friends	Friends A great deal	Friends More than average	Friends Sometimes	Friends Not much at all	Friends Never	Friends N/A
Peers	Peers A great deal	Peers More than average	Peers Sometimes	Peers Not much at all	Peers Never	Peers N/A
School	School A great deal	School More than average	School Sometimes	School Not much at all	School Never	School N/A
Online	Online A great deal	Online More than average	Online Sometimes	Online Not much at all	Online Never	Online N/A

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* 6. How much of a role do you think your child's passions should play in their decision to explore paths to a career?

A great deal

A lot

A moderate amount

A little

None at all

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* 7. What type of information could be communicated better by the schools to help children understand what to expect when they join the workforce?

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* 8. How much information do you think your child has about the following career exploration opportunities?

	Great deal of information	Some information	No information at all
Apprenticeships	Apprenticeships Great deal of information	Apprenticeships Some information	Apprenticeships No information at all
Internships	Internships Great deal of information	Internships Some information	Internships No information at all
Pursuing a certification	Pursuing a certification Great deal of information	Pursuing a certification Some information	Pursuing a certification No information at all
Starting a business	Starting a business Great deal of information	Starting a business Some information	Starting a business No information at all
Joining a trade	Joining a trade Great deal of information	Joining a trade Some information	Joining a trade No information at all
Getting a job right after high school	Getting a job right after high school Great deal of information	Getting a job right after high school Some information	Getting a job right after high school No information at all
Going to community college	Going to community college Great deal of information	Going to community college Some information	Going to community college No information at all
Going to trade/vocational school	Going to trade/vocational school Great deal of information	Going to trade/vocational school Some information	Going to trade/vocational school No information at all
Attending 4-year college	Attending 4-year college Great deal of information	Attending 4-year college Some information	Attending 4-year college No information at all
Joining the military	Joining the military Great deal of information	Joining the military Some information	Joining the military No information at all

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* 9. How much pressure do you think your child feels to explore a specific career? (select between 1-10, with 1 being almost no stress and 10 being maximum stress)

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.